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Good Morning Britain Looks To Speak To People Who Believe Vaccines Cause Autism In Dogs, Twitter Brings On The Shame

The anti-vaxxer crowd first came out swinging with claims that vaccines were causing Autism in children, often citing a refuted study that has been debunked time and time again. Not to be outdone, some anti-vaxxers boldly claim that vaccinations are causing Autism in dogs.

This ludicrous claim has been rumbling for a number of years, but the British morning "news" show Good Morning Britain (co-hosted by the illustrious Piers Morgan) stirred the pot as Morgan tends to do when it posted the following tweet this past April:

We're looking to speak to pet owners who haven't given their pets vaccinations because they're concerned about side effects - as well as people who have done so and now believe their pet has canine autism as a result.

I'm not sure what kind of response Good Morning Britain was aiming to get here, but man, the tweet really did blow up its face.

It didn't take long for people - both professionals and random Twitter users - to bring on the shame. And did they bring the shame.

First, the British Veterinary Association called out Good Morning Britain's half-brained and reckless assumption:

There's currently no reliable scientific evidence to indicate autism in dogs (or its link to vaccines). Potential side effects of vaccines are rare & outweighed by the benefits in protecting against disease. BVA would be happy to provide evidence-based information on the issue

If one of the leading veterinary organizations calling you out wasn't bad enough, Good Morning Britain was also attacked by the National Autistic Society, who not only shamed the news program but also said they would be in contact in regards to the tweet:

This is concerning. Research has comprehensively shown that there is no link between autism and vaccines in humans. More information here: https://t.co/V75Kf3vGN3 We are contacting @GMB this morning to explain this.

Once the professionals were done giving their two cents to Good Morning Britain, Twitter went crazy and the news program was met with hundreds, if not thousands, of tweets from the general public pleading to be more sincere in the future regarding vaccines, autism, and audacious claims.

Although this may seem like a harmless topic for discussion for your show the idea that Vaccines cause autism has been proven false and is harmful. It leads to people believing that autism is something that a person can contract like a disease and that it is removable.

Though not everyone is convinced, and some came out to defend not vaccinating their pets.

I'm not vaccinated. I don't have flea treatments or wormers and I eat raw meat & bones. I'm 6 and the only times I've seen a vet was when I had a cut foot and a grass seed in my ear pic.twitter.com/Affq5VE9Hf